Local residents demonstrated in front of the Chevron in Santa Cruz to oppose a plan to open the Central Coast to new drilling for the first time in 40 years.
On July 3, a busy pre-holiday afternoon in downtown Santa Cruz, numerous stores were displaying a declaration printed by local homeless rights advocates.
If approved by the legislature, Schwarzenegger's budget will close 220 of 279 State Parks and Beaches, including every State Park and Beach in Santa Cruz Co.